This weekend delivers local events featuring horses, hockey players, home remodelers, art in
many forms and music from country to classic rock -- plus a Gallery Hop.

Here are some of the best bets for weekend activities.

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ALL WEEKEND

-- Dispatch Home & Garden Show

More than 200 exhibitors offer ideas for home decorating and and holiday entertaining at the
Dispatch Home & Garden Show & Holiday Fest at the
Ohio Expo Center this weekend. The show runs 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday
and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. It will include appearances by celebrity restoration expert and
designer
Nicole Curtis from HGTV's "Rehab Addict" show (noon Sunday) as well as
Anthony Carrino and John Colaneri of HGTV's "Cousins on Call" (1 p.m. Saturday).
Tickets are $6 for adults, kids 12 and are free. Details at
www.dispatchevents.com

-- Hot Times Festival

Trombone player
Fred Wesley, a primary composer for the legendary James Brown, will be among the
performers at the 37th
Hot Times Community Arts & Music Festival. The event will include a street
fair, arts, crafts, vendors and a children's parade. Hours: 4 p.m. to midnight Friday, 11 a.m. to
11 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at
E. Main Street and Parsons Avenue. Admission is free. Visit
www.hottimesfestival.com

-- Cirque du Soleil: Totem

Acrobats, actors, singers and musicians from 15 countries perform in '
Totem,' a multimedia fantasia from
Cirque du Soleil that traces the evolution of the human species. Performances will
take place in the Grand Chapiteau, a tent that seats more than 2,600 people at the
Ohio Expo Center. Showtimes this weekend are 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday,
4:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The show will continue through Sept. 15.
Tickets are $20 to $230. Contact: 1-800-450-1480,
www.cirquedusoleil.com/totem

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FRIDAY

-- Charlie Musselwhite

Say farewell to summer with the smoky vocals and hot harmonica playing of Chicago bluesman
Charlie Musselwhite when he gives a free performance at
Bicentennial Park in the finale of the Rhythm on the River series presented by the
Columbus Recreation and Parks Department. Food and beverage sales begin at 6:30 p.m. The
Sean Carney Band of Columbus will open the concert at 7:30 p.m. Contact:
614-229-4848,
www.sciotomile.com/events/rhythm-on-the-river/

-- Country Jam for Kids

The
LC Pavilion will host "Pretty Good at Drinking Beer" singer
Billy Currington as well as the
Eli Young Band at the
Country Jam for Kids concert hosted by WCOL (92.3 FM). Some proceeds will benefit
Nationwide Children's Hospital. Doors open: 6 p.m. Friday. Tickets cost $19.92. Contact:
614-461-5483,
www.promowestlive.com

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SATURDAY

-- Clintonville Arts and Music Festival

Experience Clintonville will present the second annual
Clintonville Arts and Music Festival, a family event showcasing musicians and the
work of 40 artists selling fine art and handmade goods, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the
Whetstone Recreation Center, 3923 N. High St. Admission is free. Details at
614-447-3445 or
www.experienceclintonville.com

-- Pizzuti Collection opening / Gallery Hop

Decades in the making, the
Pizzuti Collection will present contemporary art from the collection of Ron and
Ann Pizzuti beginning with a grand opening on Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. at
632 North Park Street. Admission to the opening is free, but RSVPs are requested
at
www.pizzuticollection.com. The event kicks off this
month's
Gallery Hop in the Short North. The evening toasts art with new exhibits as well
as shopping, eating and more. The hop runs from 4 to 10 p.m., but many shops open earlier — and
many bars and restaurants close much later. More at
http://www.shortnorth.org/popular-links/gallery-hop

-- Starship at the casino

A longtime spinoff of Jefferson Starship, the band
Starship featuring Mickey Thomas will offer their 1980s pop hits including "We
Built This City" and the Grammy-winning "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" in a free concert at
Hollywood Casino Columbus, 200 Georgesville Rd. The show starts at 9 p.m.
Saturday. Contact: 614-308-3333,
www.hollywoodcolumbus.com

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SUNDAY

-- Blue Jackets FanFest

More than 20 Columbus Blue Jackets players and thousands of hockey fans will be on hand at
Nationwide Arena for the free
Blue Jackets FanFest, featuring autograph sessions, locker room tours, games of
all kinds, a bounce house, climbing wall and more. The event runs from 1 to 5 p.m. Details at
http://bluejackets.nhl.com/

-- Spamalot continues

Shadowbox Live continues its presentation of Monty Python's "
Spamalot", the Tony-winning musical "lovingly ripped off" from the 1975 film
"Monty Python and the Holy Grail." The show will be staged at 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday at
503 S. Front St. Shows will be at 2 and 7 p.m. each Sunday through Nov. 17.
Tickets are $30 or $20 for students, seniors and military. Details at 614-416-7625 or
www.shadowboxlive.org

-- All Horse Parade

Every year on the Sundaybefore the Delaware County Fair, Delaware hosts a free
All Horse Parade of more than 500 horses, along with mules and donkeys and several
great bands. No motorized vehicles participate. The parade steps off at 3 p.m. from the main gate
of the
Delaware County Fairgrounds onto Pennsylvania Avenue and through Downtown
Delaware. Details at
www.delawarecountyfair.com/fair/all-horse-parade